Lexyz.

Since the (second) VCR development team have given up on this project,I(along with few other people who have helped me in the past) decided to release something I'd call a much more polished version than the last beta released in 2015,a version that will be more similar to the very first beta version of the original team(and yeah,I got the required rights).
Don't expect any ground-breaking changes for now,since I am not a VERY experienced modder and neither do I have the required tools for everything I have in mind.

If anyone could help me with anything,from vehicle converting to creating more missions,that would be highly appreciated.

Improved graphics

New timecyc

New clothes

New vehicles

Original HUD

This topic will soon be updated with the special thanks list.
Also,I hope that the original team isn't disturbed by this.

Mr_Coke

Vice City Remaster would be great, I think to streamline development can use the original 3D models of VC (2002) and add more details. Normal Mapping with details on doors, windows, buildings, worn and cracked streets (3D). Forget the textures cartoons (before the GTA IV the textures in all GTA were cartoon style). Rockstar did this with GTA V, giving life to SA (cartoon to photorealistic).

My idea, many can enjoy it and others can not.

Edit // Vice City was my first gta, I was 12 years old (2005). Fat PS2 ..

Mr_Coke

Since the (second) VCR development team have given up on this project,I(along with few other people who have helped me in the past) decided to release something I'd call a much more polished version than the last beta released in 2015,a version that will be more similar to the very first beta version of the original team(and yeah,I got the required rights).
Don't expect any ground-breaking changes for now,since I am not a VERY experienced modder and neither do I have the required tools for everything I have in mind.

If anyone could help me with anything,from vehicle converting to creating more missions,that would be highly appreciated.

Few gameplay pictures:

Improved graphics

Sparrow - converted by me

Improved timecyc

Potential MP release

This topic will soon be updated with the special thanks list.
Also,I hope that the original team isn't disturbed by this.

You have an list with cars converted? What car need to be converted? I'm downloading the map from this VÍDEO.

Lexyz.

Vice City Remaster would be great, I think to streamline development can use the original 3D models of VC (2002) and add more details. Normal Mapping with details on doors, windows, buildings, worn and cracked streets (3D). Forget the textures cartoons (before the GTA IV the textures in all GTA were cartoon style). Rockstar did this with GTA V, giving life to SA (cartoon to photorealistic).

My idea, many can enjoy it and others can not.

Edit // Vice City was my first gta, I was 12 years old (2005). Fat PS2 ..

That's what I am aiming for,Coke

You have an list with cars converted? What car need to be converted? I'm downloading the map from this VÍDEO.

Lexyz.

Nice
About missions(if you manage to add them) will you also add HD textures to cutscenes ?
Here is a example of regular custscenes in Vice City Rage (original 2002)

And here is a cutscence (fan made) of what I am trying to say (with HD textures)

About the missions themselves,I would need a .sco editor,and the only one I know is busy at the moment.
For the cutscenes,I don't think many people care about them tbh(unless they're HD,you do have a point),and I need to fix an issue with the HUD(it's displaying on the cutscenes since the HUD itself is a plugin)Also,I'm aware of Majami's recent work on the fan-made intro scene.I bet it's taken him months to do and I originally wanted to ask him for a potential partnership.
Everything would be possible,but I am currently looking for some help

bizzybg

Is the process of adding the missions from the original game so difficult and time consuming that the first team who started the project added just 1 mission? And why did they abandon the whole thing? Would be great if we can have the complete story.

Mr_Coke

Is the process of adding the missions from the original game so difficult and time consuming that the first team who started the project added just 1 mission? And why did they abandon the whole thing? Would be great if we can have the complete story.

Day by day i'm learning about RAGE. To HD textures we can get the GTA V textures. GTA V have HD Tex and normal map HQ. For the 3D edit map in 3Ds (learning, I have skills on blender 3D).

Lexyz.

Is the process of adding the missions from the original game so difficult and time consuming that the first team who started the project added just 1 mission? And why did they abandon the whole thing? Would be great if we can have the complete story.

Yes it is.The first mission was actually made by Frank,and I bet it took him months to make(keep in mind it was just a basic mission at base).

The whole story won't be possible for the following reasons:

1.A lot of the missions from the original game are too over-the-top for this engine(especially for GTA 4),such as the 2 RC's missions,Phnom Penh(the part with the helicopter),and others

2.As you were thinking it is really "difficult and time consuming",I don't think anyone would be patient enough to at least script the missions which aren't too over-the-top

3.The audio and movie files are too spacious,only the first mission's audio and video files had 600 MB,although this is a minor issue unlike the others stated above

Lexyz.

That's what I'm aiming for,I want to make Vice City feel more lively.As for the "you guys" part,I'm actually the only person working on this.However,someone messaged me recently and said he's willing to help with some things

JamesG

That's what I'm aiming for,I want to make Vice City feel more lively.As for the "you guys" part,I'm actually the only person working on this.However,someone messaged me recently and said he's willing to help with some things

Oh wow, you're at it alone!? I hope you get more people to help you as it looks like a pretty big project.